Parcourez la nécrologie de Gregory Dean Greg Murray 1955 2025 résidant dans la province Nova Scotia pour le détail des funérailles
Gregory Dean « Greg » Murray –
69, Hart Lake, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025 at his home in
Hart Lake. Born in 1955 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Greg was raised by his
father, Lonnie, and stepmother, Anne, who taught him how to be a kind,
caring and responsible person.
Greg grew up during a time of
tremendous change, but helping people was a constant in his life. At
18, he followed his father’s footsteps into law enforcement
and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. As a committed and
charismatic community leader, Greg proudly served across Canada as a
member of the RCMP before eventually shifting to community policing
and rising to the position of Chief of Police of Bedford, NS in 1982.
Greg and his father are recognized as the first father-son police
chiefs in Nova Scotia.
On August 17, 1976 Greg married
Catherine MacGregor in Truro, Nova Scotia. Together, they built and
shared a beautiful life. After completing his RCMP training in Regina,
Saskatchewan, Greg and Cathy’s adventure took them from
Ottawa to Goose Bay, Labrador before they ultimately returned home to
Nova Scotia. His life as a caregiver and mentor began as an officer of
the law and fully blossomed when he became a father to his daughter in
1978 and son in 1980 and a grandfather in
2008.
Greg was deeply committed to his
friends and family. To ensure that his grandsons would be comfortable
when visiting him at Hart Lake in the Cobequid Mountains, he
constructed a bunk house for them outfitted with electricity, heat and
air conditioning on his property. He was a skilled craftsman and
assisted neighbors, family and friends with household projects big and
small throughout his life.
A lifelong
outdoorsman, Greg spent much of his personal and professional time in
and around nature. During the 1970s in Labrador, he travelled by
helicopter and snowmobile to remote locations and developed a fondness
for the natural world. Greg spent as much time as possible at his
father’s cottage, which would later be the site of his home
and where he would hike, fish, snorkel, gather, hunt and explore. He
reveled in gathering with his close friends and family at his lakeside
home on Hart Lake.
Greg thoroughly enjoyed being part of
his community. He developed community-police partnership programs,
volunteered as a fireman with his brother-in-law, coached boys and
girls youth hockey and soccer, and participated in hockey and softball
leagues.
Both outgoing and welcoming, Greg had a
keen interest in getting to know people and he gave them his undivided
attention when listening to what they had to say. Greg often said his
father taught him « you treat the janitor the same way you treat
the CEO. »
Greg’s talents were many and
he was constantly curious. He played golf with his brothers-in-law,
hockey and softball with co-workers and curling with his friends. He
had a passion for farming and loved to cook using his favorite family
recipes for seafood chowder, homemade pasta and sourdough
bread.
A
lifelong member of the Hart Lake community, Greg organized events and
managed the road maintenance, equipment and facilities. His time at
the lake allowed him to explore the mountain and surrounding area on
his snowmobile, and he became a familiar face at the Fundy Snowmobile
Club, where he held fundraisers, cleared trails and repaired bridges.
Riding through mountain trails with friends and family, whether in
winter on snowmobiles or in summer on ATVs, was where Greg found joy
sharing stories and connecting with
companions.
Family and friendship meant everything
to Greg. He especially cherished the close bond he and Cathy shared
with Judy and Zeph Murdock, the Hart Lake community, and his law
enforcement family. Greg’s wife and children were his
guardian angels in his final months and their dedication brought light
and warmth to his life.
Greg is survived by his wife, Cathy
(MacGregor) Murray; his children, Chrissy (Michael) Castellano and
Brad (Shawna) Murray; grandchildren, Riley, Luke, Jesse, and Bennett;
his sisters, Susan (Aubrey) Ryan, Belinda (Blaine) Geddes, Joanne
Newell; his in-laws, Joanne (Chuck) Sinclair, Patricia (Jeff) Yuill,
David (Darlene) MacGregor, Christine (Jim) Flemming; several nieces
and nephews and extended family, Tryphenia (Stephen) Belli and half
sister, Felegan Belli LeRoy.
He was predeceased by his father,
Lonnie Murray; stepmother, Anne Murray; brother-in-law, Blaine
Geddes.
Cathy, Chrissy and Brad extend
heartfelt gratitude to the staff at Colchester East Hants Health
Centre, especially Dr. Henderson, for loving and caring for Greg like
their family. Special thanks to the VON for their compassionate care
in Greg’s final days.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Mattatall – Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro, where Greg’s
family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, February 11,
2025.
A
celebration of life will take place at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2025
at Yuill Crest Farms, 3143 Hwy 236, Old Barns, NS B6L 1K1. More
information to follow.
If so desired, donations in Greg’s
memory to Colchester Regional Hospital Auxiliary are
welcomed.
Tributes, words of comfort and memories
may be shared at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
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